Neighbourhood · South Tyneside · North East
Horsley Hill
South Tyneside 004 · 4 sub-areas · 6,161 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (71/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (54/100)Liveability 87/100 · Top quartileResidential
Horsley Hill is a settled residential pocket of South Tyneside. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 153 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.
Liveability
87/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Horsley Hill?
A snapshot of Horsley Hill
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £720 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Horsley Hill in South Tyneside
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Horsley Hill?
- The median monthly rent across Horsley Hill is £720.
- How safe is Horsley Hill?
- Horsley Hill has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Horsley Hill?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 57 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Horsley Hill?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Horsley Hill, of which 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2133 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Horsley Hill?
- The most common council tax band in Horsley Hill is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,885. Council tax is set by South Tyneside council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Horsley Hill to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Horsley Hill to central London is approximately 238 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Horsley Hill?
- 100% of premises in Horsley Hill are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Horsley Hill?
- Horsley Hill sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Horsley Hill?
- 57% of households in Horsley Hill are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Horsley Hill?
- The average property price across South Tyneside (the local authority covering Horsley Hill) is approximately £159,417, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Horsley Hill a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.28 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,784.)
- Which local areas are part of Horsley Hill?
- Horsley Hill contains 4 local areas: South Tyneside 004D, South Tyneside 004C, South Tyneside 004A, South Tyneside 004B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Horsley Hill
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Horsley Hill?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Horsley Hill is £720. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Horsley Hill a safe place to live?
- Horsley Hill has a safety score of 56/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Horsley Hill?
- 45% of schools within 2 km of Horsley Hill are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Horsley Hill?
- Public-transport commute time from Horsley Hill to central London is approximately 238 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Horsley Hill different from the rest of South Tyneside?
- Horsley Hill contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Horsley Hill rank in South Tyneside?
- Horsley Hill scores 87/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Tyneside, see the Cities table on the South Tyneside page.
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